Group C of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018. [1] The group consisted of Belgium, Japan, Puerto Rico and Spain.
The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round. [2]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | ||||
 Belgium | EuroBasket Women | 22 June 2017 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 78 | 23 |
 Japan | Women's Asia Cup | 27 July 2017 | 2014 | 13 | 3 | Runners-up (1975) | 13 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | Women's AmeriCup | 13 August 2017 | – | 1 | 1 | Debut | 22 | 6 |
 Spain | Host nation | 16 December 2014 | 2014 | 7 | 7 | Runners-up (2014) | 2 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 176 | +57 | 5 [a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 196 | +29 | 5 [a] | Qualification round |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 217 | 220 | −3 | 5 [a] | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 3 | 150 | 233 | −83 | 3 |
22 September 2018 20:00 |
| Japan | 71–84 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 11–19, 27–22, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Miyazawa 12 Rebs: Miyazawa 6 Asts: Motohashi 5 | Pts: Xargay 15 Rebs: Nicholls 8 Asts: Palau 8 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 4,146 Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Natalia Cuello (DOM), James Boyer (AUS) |
22 September 2018 20:30 |
| Puerto Rico | 36–86 | Belgium |
| Scoring by quarter: 3–18, 3–30, 12–24, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: O'Neill 12 Rebs: Gwathmey 7 Asts: Meléndez 2 | Pts: Vanloo 17 Rebs: Meesseman 14 Asts: Carpréaux 7 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 619 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Harja Jaladri (INA), Duan Zhu (CHN) |
23 September 2018 13:30 |
| Belgium | 75–77 (OT) | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–18, 18–22, 18–11, Overtime: 7–9 | ||
| Pts: Mestdagh 23 Rebs: Meesseman 18 Asts: Allemand 7 | Pts: Takada 26 Rebs: Miyazawa, Takada 6 Asts: Fujioka 8 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 855 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Özlem Yalman (TUR) |
23 September 2018 20:00 |
| Spain | 78–53 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 18–10, 22–10, 30–18 | ||
| Pts: Ndour 22 Rebs: Gil 7 Asts: Palau 5 | Pts: O'Neill 17 Rebs: Meléndez 8 Asts:three players 2 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 3,157 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Snehal Bendke (IND), Daniel García (VEN) |
25 September 2018 11:00 |
| Japan | 69–61 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter:23–15, 20–13, 10–17, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Miyazawa 15 Rebs: Miyazawa 14 Asts: Machida 7 | Pts: Gwathmey 23 Rebs: O'Neill 9 Asts: Rosado 4 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Attendance: 1,442 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Maripier Malo (CAN), Yener Yılmaz (TUR) |
25 September 2018 20:00 |
| Belgium | 72–63 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter:19–15, 20–17, 22–14, 11–17 | ||
| Pts: Mestdagh 21 Rebs: Meesseman, Raman 8 Asts: Allemand 6 | Pts: Torrens 16 Rebs: Nicholls 13 Asts: Palau 5 | |
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna Attendance: 3,416 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), James Boyer (AUS), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH) |